Looking at human skin at that resolution squicks me more than the bugs. Ewwww, we're gross.posted by neuromodulator at 1:10 PM on January 4, 2014

Looking at human skin at that resolution squicks me more than the bugs.
And the skin is transluscent enough to see the stinger/mouthparts/mandibles under the surface too.... awesome photos.posted by variella at 1:20 PM on January 4, 2014

No discussion of insect bites and stings would be complete without a link to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. Also, these photos are awesome and the blogger is great.

About the Author: Alex Wild is one bad motherfucker.posted by goethean at 4:47 PM on January 4, 2014

hattifattener: "One of those phrases that makes me happy to have a desk job."

When my uncle did his PhD, back in the dark ages, his adviser was a mosquito researcher who has long since stopped having the allergic reaction to mosquito bites that makes them itchy. He kept a sort of plexiglass cage of just regular (non-research) mosquitos on his desk in his office with an openable portal. Whenever undergrads came in to complain about their grades, he would nonchalantly roll up his sleeve and stick his arm in the mosquito box to let the mosquitos "feed" on his arm while the students tried to talk.

Scientist - that pain index is amazing! The writer/researcher clearly has an unusual take on pain.posted by leslies at 9:10 PM on January 4, 2014

Um, I contest every bite and sting that he declared unintentional.

He had a choice, go for the camera or kill the horrible crawling thing that was going to hurt him. He chose the latter. They were all intentional.posted by MeanwhileBackAtTheRanch at 9:12 PM on January 4, 2014

Someone has a shitty job.posted by bongo_x at 1:12 AM on January 5, 2014

Part of my brain is thinking that those are pretty amazing photographs, way better than the blurry ones I try to take of my dog when she's running, and some other, more sensible part is thinking "where is the nearest shoe?".posted by Solomon at 1:44 AM on January 5, 2014

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